Search found 194 matches

by West F
03 Nov 2025 14:11
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rob Kelly - New Assistant Manager
Replies: 13
Views: 1235

Re: Rob Kelly - New Assistant Manager

Least surprising news of the day… Yes but interesting* that we appear to have taken him from Barrow - so unless there was a clause in his contract allowing him to move in certain circumstances, we may have had to pay a release fee. Also interestingly, whilst the press release states they worked tog...
by West F
03 Nov 2025 10:50
Forum: The Team
Topic: Dai's final f*** you
Replies: 14
Views: 1643

Re: Dai's final f*** you

I've been thinking for quite a while now, that if you have a good season in League 1 and don't get promoted, Championship clubs will come hunting for your stronger players, especially if they're contracts are up. Most decent League 1 players can at least be comfortable in the Championship at a mid-...
by West F
03 Nov 2025 09:46
Forum: The Team
Topic: Dai's final f*** you
Replies: 14
Views: 1643

Re: Dai's final f*** you

Dai Yongge gambled on success and continually chased his losses until he simply wasn’t able to. Treated his clubs like they were just bad bets that didn’t come off. He took over a club that was a penalty kick away from the Premier league and thought that financially pushing it would bring success. R...
by West F
02 Nov 2025 23:32
Forum: The Team
Topic: Poll: Recruitment
Replies: 70
Views: 2637

Re: Poll: Recruitment

Lane looks like a good signing. Williams likes a knock and Marriot hasn’t completed half a seasons worth of matches since his hamstring tear in 2021.

The rest of them would not get into the Reading team from this point last season.
by West F
02 Nov 2025 22:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 279
Views: 17071

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

I think Richardson will have learnt a hell of a lot more from that collapse than he would have from an insipid 2-0 or 2-1 win. He clearly nailed a lot of our problems from 120 minutes of football. I'll take that as a crumb of comfort rather than a positive. Midfield is a problem for me. We need to ...
by West F
02 Nov 2025 19:47
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 279
Views: 17071

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

We are making subs for fitness levels in November, which is not correct. There are some really strong performances without being collective as a team in there. People need help within that on the pitch. We need people to return to fitness and stay fit if we want to progress and move forward. It is ...
by West F
02 Nov 2025 10:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: Dear Leam
Replies: 25
Views: 1938

Re: Dear Leam

I'll admit I followed online without watching, but there can be no excuses for failing to see it out from 2-0 in the 90th minute. Head to the corner, waste time, take a yellow card for fouls on the halfway line. Do whatever it takes to make sure you finish the job. That's true in L1, let alone agai...
by West F
01 Nov 2025 22:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 279
Views: 17071

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

Yep some truth in that. As I said whilst watching, doubt we’ll see a number of these lads in the near future (or again) in the first team Who, and what are the alternatives? Stickland would be one. Prob get a few more chances due to injuries but I don’t think we’ll see too much of Camara, maybe Kye...
by West F
01 Nov 2025 20:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: Dear Leam
Replies: 25
Views: 1938

Re: Dear Leam

He has to be careful with his reaction and words need to be chosen carefully. Metaphorically lynching everyone after one game (that doesn’t really matter in the overall big picture) when he doesn’t know the personalities well enough might not be the smartest move, he might also want that sort of ap...
by West F
01 Nov 2025 19:44
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 279
Views: 17071

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

I would argue that this is pretty much the perfect result for Richardson. He can be absolved of all blame having been in charge for only a matter of days. The only criticism one could offer would be the timing of his subs but I don't believe that had any effect on the result. He can tear the player...
by West F
01 Nov 2025 09:58
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunts gone
Replies: 156
Views: 13983

Re: Hunts gone

15 players left in the summer? Must be including U11's....and he obviously had no say on who was let go 15 at the end of the season might be a slight exaggeration but 16 players who played in the first team left during or at the end of the 2024/25 season and these represented 49 league and cup goal...
by West F
30 Oct 2025 01:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIRMED: Leam Richardson
Replies: 93
Views: 9051

Re: CONFIRMED: Leam Richardson

Just seen that Danny Schofield is named as assistant manager and has previously managed Huddersfield and Doncaster. James Beattie is listed as coach and has managed Accrington Stanley. Could be sound appointments. Could be, but aren’t. It is Jobs for the boys. All arranged by mutual friend Joe Jaco...
by West F
27 Oct 2025 23:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager
Replies: 277
Views: 20706

Re: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager

Richardson seems to be a very Wycombey thing to do. So, it makes perfect sense I suppose. I imagine that he will have to hit the ground running, otherwise he won’t have the latitude given to Noel due to Noel’s history with the club. Then I suppose it will be Redwood that start taking hostile fire. I...
by West F
26 Oct 2025 09:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 501
Views: 123875

Re: Hunt out.

Maybe so, he started at centre back but for some reason Selles decided to play him at right back for a few games where admittedly he looked uncomfortable, but I'd prefer him to Burns any day. Of course I'd prefer the Bindon who left us this summer to Burns; I'd prefer him to any of our CBs and inde...
by West F
26 Oct 2025 09:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 501
Views: 123875

Re: Hunt out.

I just think of course our players aren't as good as Bindon, Mbengue, Knibbs, Smith and Azeez, who are all playing at a higher level for a reason. But do they match them for potential compared to 2 years ago? Obvious example - Lane is a similar age to Knibbs when we signed him, and already has a L1...
by West F
21 Oct 2025 23:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Northampton Town (h)
Replies: 166
Views: 18008

Re: MATCHWATCH : Northampton Town (h)

Who would have thought it. Natural width, early balls in the box and chances. I could see what we were trying to do for the first time in months,
by West F
20 Oct 2025 12:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?
Replies: 123
Views: 19369

Re: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?

A club that barely existed a few months ago and the fans are desperate to get rid of a guy who’s given his all for this club for many years. No wonder football’s in such a state. SMH. The club very much existed a few months ago. The idea of it ceasing to be is frankly absurd. If we were still at El...
by West F
18 Oct 2025 23:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation poll
Replies: 37
Views: 4015

Re: Relegation poll

It is a genuine risk for everyone. The question is whether or not it is likely. Ask me in March.
by West F
18 Oct 2025 20:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?
Replies: 123
Views: 19369

Re: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?

We created chances to miss. Much more like it than not creating chances, which is what the preceding games were like. It is at least something for the fans to get behind during a match. Put in the same level of performance on Tuesday and we should be fine. If not, then serious questions can be asked.
by West F
16 Oct 2025 09:33
Forum: The Team
Topic: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?
Replies: 123
Views: 19369

Re: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?

No but only because he should be put back with the U21s, not sacked just repurposed. This should have formed part of an interim package when he took over first team affairs last season. To do so now would be almost impossible for him. To go from being the Gaffer to answering to a different one woul...
It is currently 04 Nov 2025 08:07